Iceland's VIP Golden Circle, Crater & Blue Lagoon Escape

This is a long day, but worth it to check off a lot of things in a small window of time. Just know that if you have a rental car, you can do it all on your own. If no transportation, this tour helps a lot and the information from the guide is largely helpful (we had Olie, who was a delightful man with a very interesting personal background, but who rubbed some guests the wrong way, I think, because of his deadpan humor -- they didn't know if he was joking or not). Each of the stops was interesting in its own way. Olie provided cramp-ons to everyone to assist in walking in the snow and ice (especially helpful on the edge of the volcanic crater, which had NO safety fence or border at all). When you're finally in the geothermal lagoon, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience that's worth the price of admission. However, the staff at Blue Lagoon treat you like cattle and don't adequately explain anything until you're already turned around and asking for clarification (how do I secure my locker; if you're making me shower before getting in the lagoon, why can't I get a towel until after I get out of the lagoon; where is the bar and how do I get my free drink; where do I get my free mud mask; etc...). Olie did a great job of getting us safely to and from each location. His musical selection was a little odd (not because it was all Icelandic in nature, but because some of it was Christmas-themed and it was October). He even stopped for 10 minutes so we could feed three Icelandic horses on the side of the road -- and even paid out of his own pockets to get "treats" for all 19 of us from the horse owner. I thought that was nice, and he didn't advertise the fact that he'd paid for us. All in all, a great day, just a long one. But as long as you know that going into it, I highly recommend it.

Our tour guide was helpful and knowledgeable which added to the experience. The national park and Blue Lagoon were the major highlights. Some stops felt very rushed with less time than initially stated. Overall, an exciting and memorable day with a relaxing finish.

Great way to experience the best of southern iceland in a day! Loved the smaller group and guide kept us on time all day. Visited two extra spots not on itinerary.

Golden circle with blue lagoon, from the start to finish the tour was perfect, our driver was super friendly and gave lots of interesting information about each site we visited, I would really recommend this tour, thank you so much for making some amazing memories

It’s a full day, you get to see all the different aspects of Iceland from volcanoes and earthquakes, to the blue lagoon.

Pickup and dropoff at the hotel and at every point in the tour went smoothly, Kristoph was informative, funny and extremely good at his job. Cannot recommend this highly enough!!! Sign up for the hot springs in advance - it is absolutely worth it. Best birthday of my life. No exaggeration.

Christina was a wonderful guide/driver. She gave running commentary about Iceland culture and the things we saw, such as waterfalls and mountains and weather. We especially enjoyed swimming in the warm Blue Lagoon. She watched over everyone and everyone loved her.

Really good guide telling us so much interesting info about your history and landscape, extremely good experience.

Our bus driver Thore was just an amazing guide and very informative. She respects her country so much that it was heart filling to see how she loves her people and enjoys sharing her knowledge of Reykjavík! She brought a spark to every visit we made and we were a party of 6 and we all enjoyed our last day in Reykjavik. You have a beautiful country and your culture is amazing! True model for all countries and humanity. Thank you for sharing your beautiful country with us. We would love to be back in the winter months.

An amazing full day tour, the timing of the stops were perfect. Filip our guide was wonderful, he gave great descriptions of stops, a very good personality and very accommodating